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Contract law

M5 Associates Limited v Simon Nevill Wetton & Anor

Claimant entitled to costs up to and including default judgment on standard basis; claimant to pay Mr Watkins' costs up to and including first hearing on standard basis; Mr Watkins to pay costs of second disclosure application and redetermination relating to him on standard basis due to disclosure failures and inaccurate evidence, but not on indemnity basis as no dishonesty found; no change to interest rate or period absent appeal or timely application to set aside.

  • Costs
  • Guarantee
  • Fraud
  • Negligence
  • Disclosure
  • Interest
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Commercial law [2024] EWHC 1725 (Ch)

Advanced Multi-Technology for Medical Industry & Ors v Uniserve Ltd & Ors

Advanced Multi-Technology for Medical Industry & Ors v Uniserve Ltd & Ors [2024] EWHC 1725 (Ch) (04 July 2024)

Commercial trial over a COVID-19 mask supply contract. The court rejected Uniserve’s misrepresentation case and held the revised delivery schedule governed the dispute.

  • Misrepresentation
  • Breach of contract
  • Damages
  • Agency
  • Estoppel
  • Guarantee
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Contract law [2023] EWHC 2644 (Ch)

Lawrence & Anor v Cowell & Ors

Lawrence & Anor v Cowell & Ors [2023] EWHC 2644 (Ch) (25 October 2023)

High Court case on a share sale dispute over Keyguard. The court found fraudulent misrepresentation about ghosting, upheld rescission, and rejected most director-duty claims.

  • Share purchase agreement
  • Guarantee
  • Misrepresentation
  • Rescission
  • Breach of statutory duty
  • Breach of trust
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Contract law

Holman Fenwick Willan LLP v Wahid Samady

The High Court upheld summary judgment for HFW on a fee payment plan signed by Mr Samady, holding the July Letter was enforceable and the Solicitors Act 1974 provided no defence.

  • Guarantee vs indemnity
  • Solicitors' fees
  • Solicitors act 1974 compliance
  • Implied terms
  • Repudiatory breach
  • Contract-law
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Civil procedure

Liberty Homes (Kent) Limited v Kanagaratnam Rajakanthan & Ors

The High Court struck out multiple poorly pleaded contract, guarantee, and unjust enrichment claims, but allowed re-pleading and ordered £150,000 security for costs.

  • Striking out pleadings
  • Security for costs
  • Guarantees and indemnities
  • Unjust enrichment
  • Construction contracts
  • Practice directions compliance
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Civil procedure [2022] EWHC 1408 (Comm)

Geoquip Marine Operations AG v Tower Resources Cameroon SA & Anor

Geoquip Marine Operations AG v Tower Resources Cameroon SA & Anor [2022] EWHC 1408 (Comm) (09 June 2022)

The court made a split costs order after each side succeeded on different contract claims, directing detailed assessment and refusing any payment on account.

  • Costs
  • Contractual claims
  • Guarantee
  • Estoppel
  • Summary assessment
  • Civil-procedure
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Contract law

SK Shipping Europe Limited v Capital VLCC 3 Corp

Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal over misrepresentation in a vessel time charter, holding the charterer was not induced, had affirmed the contract, and could not rescind.

  • Misrepresentation
  • Charterparty
  • Affirmation
  • Damages
  • Guarantee
  • Rescission
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Insolvency [2021] EWHC 2611 (Ch)

Tatishev v Zimmerz Management LP

Tatishev v Zimmerz Management LP [2021] EWHC 2611 (Ch) (29 September 2021)

Application to set aside a statutory demand failed. The High Court held that a settlement agreement created a free-standing debt and was not vitiated by misrepresentation or common mistake.

  • Statutory demand
  • Settlement agreement
  • Guarantee
  • Misrepresentation
  • Mistake
  • Statutory-demand
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